Wildgoose, Norman, Private, 147910, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Born Matlock, Derbyshire
Enlisted Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died of wounds 27th September 1916 aged 19
Son of Mr. J. A. Wildgoose, of 311, Edmonton St., Winnipeg, Canada.
Buried in Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard, Derbyshire

Canadian Army Service records information:
Norman was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, on the 26th December 1896. He enlisted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 23rd July 1915, stating his occupation as 'none' and his next of kin as his father, James A. Wildgoose, of 204, Arnold Avenue, Winnipeg. He had previously served with the 34th Fort Garry Horse and the Winnipeg Grenadiers.
He was five feet four and a half inches in height, had a dark complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hair, and he was a Methodist. He had a mole on his left wrist.

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Special Memorial headstone of Norman Wildgoose, St. Giles's Churchyard, Matlock

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